Question

Part A Locate a short poem-like text such as a song, an ad jingle, or a nursery rhyme, and examine its poetic traits. Write a short essay introducing the text and describing your findings. Be sure to include some evaluation of the text in terms of how its sound devices affect them. What feelings do they evoke? Do you think sound devices add to the meaning of the text?

Answer 1

Answer: Example

Step-by-step explanation:

These lyrics come from the song "Simple Gifts" by Joseph Brackett:

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free

'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,

And when we find ourselves in the place just right,

'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.

When true simplicity is gained,

To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed,

To turn, turn will be our delight,

Till by turning, turning we come 'round right.

These lyrics have the form of an octave with couplets rhyming aabbccdd. The song makes use of repetition and alliteration, which help the audience memorize the lines. The song is about the importance of leading a simple life, and the sound devices help emphasize that idea.

Answer 2

"There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile//He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;//He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse,// And they all lived together in a little crooked house." The origin of this nursery rhyme could come from a legend or from History. The legend tells the rhyme refers to a prosperous wool town localed in London. History tells the rhyme represents an agreement made between England and Scotland during the Stuart's reign.

The poetic traits: alliteration is used. Some consonats are repeated : " crooked man , ..... crooked mile "; " all lived ....little crooked..". The word " crooked" is repeated all over the rhyme. The rhyme is also to be considered: ".....mile with stile" ; " mouse with house". They end with the same sound. The couplet has got this pattern AABB.

The effect of the sound devices make the rhyme suitable for little kids. Kids enjoy the sound of words, so if these get to be repeated kids will feel pleasure for some time. Repetition makes pleasure last. The rhythm pattern makes the text suitable to be sung and danced. Kids love moving their bodies. The sound devices add a soothing and pleasant effect that will make children have a good time.